I first got to know of the music of Manitas de Plata through a great mate in Bomber Command in 1967. Chris. B. was one of 5 of us who played guitar in local (folk night) pubs in Norfolk: "No-to-war" Baez by night and Go-to-war Bombers by day Chris was the best Flamenco guitarist I'd personally known outside of recordings.We used to play guitar in the bogs because of the acoustics Chris was also the guy who picked me up off the ground and got me to re-mount (after the horse we were breaking in broke my neck, crushed my upper spine, broke my collar bone and a few ribs) standard procedure in case I lost my nerve.

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